15. The English contest 　　　　twice in our school since last month.

　　 A. took place　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. was taken place

　　 C. has taken place　　　　　　　　　　　 D. has been taken place

14. — Did Hu Jin forgive Li Fang for his being late?　

　　 — No, 　　　　he told her that he had mistaken the place.

　　 A. as though　 B. even though C. so that　　 　　 D. as a result

13. — Why did you play a trick 　　　　the shy girl? She’s crying.

　　 — Sorry, I’ll apologize 　　　　her now.

　　 A. on; to　　　 B. on; for　　 　 C. with; to　　 　 D. with; for

12. — You should make good preparations before you 　　　　for Hong Kong next week.

　　 — Yes, I will.

　　 A. set down　 　　 B. set about 　　　 C. set off　　　 D. set up

11. I need to call my dad and ask for 　　　　before we go out.

　　 A. application　 B. permission　 C. prediction　 　 D. information

10. Though my grandma is in her seventies, she is still 　　　　and often helps us do some farming.

　　 A. sensitive　 　 B. attractive 　　 C. energetic　　 D. confident

9. — Someone is knocking at the door. Is it Helen?

　　 — It 　　　　be her. She has just gone to New York.

　　 A. mustn’t　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. won’t　　　 　　 C. needn’t　　 　 D. can’t

8. Every time she was in trouble, she always 　　　　him for help, for he would do anything for her.

　　 A. turned up　 B. turned to　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. turned over 　　　　 D. turned down

7. It should be obvious to everyone 　　　　we need to make some changes in the way we live.

　　 A. who　 　　　　 B. which　　　 C. that　　　 　　 D. whether

6. — I’m just going to finish the work off first.

　　 — Go on if you 　　　.

　　 A. can　　　 　 B. may　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. shall　　　　 　　　 D. must